Flood Control and Management for the Transitional Huaihe River in China

The Huaihe River Basin is a transitional river located in the transitional climate zone in China, and it has been frequently hit by big floods and suffered from flood disasters. Flood control and management of the areas are of vital importance of the Huaihe River Basin in its social and economic development. In this paper, pioneer works of summarizing the flood management has been done for the Huaihe River in China. It firstly introduces flood and flood disasters of the River basin, Moreover, the paper summarizes achievements in flood control and management. Furthermore, it discusses experiences and enlightenment in flood control and management and draws conclusions for the research.